Earn a degree in high-demand fields

Western International University (West) provides an education relevant to the current global marketplace. Our goal is to help you gain knowledge and skills that can help you begin or enhance your career.

STRONG FOUNDATION

At West, even foundational courses help you build core skills that will prove useful both at West and throughout your career.

CAREER-FOCUSED CURRICULUM

What you learn in many of your classes may be applied to the marketplace, or your current job.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE

We call on experienced industry professionals and key faculty members to align our programs with career trends.

FINE-TUNED

We regularly evaluate our programs to be sure our program offerings are aligned with the needs of the marketplace.

What subject are you interested in?

Accounting

The world of business continues to change and become more complicated with advances in technology, globalization and new regulations. Accountants help manage and keep pace with changing trends. Accountants help corporations and organizations interpret information, make investment decisions, and handle many additional functions, without which businesses would find it difficult survive. West has bachelor and master level programs in accounting that can help you gain the knowledge you need to pursue a career in this field, as well as prepare you to sit for professional certification exams.

Behavioral Science

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Behavioral Science is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of human behavior and biological, psychological, and social factors that influence behavior. Students develop an understanding of the systematic observational methodologies used in scientific inquiry. This program fosters practical knowledge with enduring career applicability, including analytical and critical thinking skills and an understanding of human cognition, behavior, and emotion. This program provides a solid base for advanced study in myriad behavioral science disciplines. Refer to the university catalog for our BA in Behavioral Science program with optional minor courses in Accounting, Business, General Studies, Human Resource Management, or Information Technology.

Business

Succeeding in today’s business environment requires a solid knowledge of all functional business areas from a global perspective. West’s Associate of Arts (AA) in Business program provides students with solid foundations in major business areas and an understanding of how they are connected. Students gain insights into the implications of technological change and of the increasingly global marketplace of business management.

Business Administration

Today’s dynamic business environment requires business professionals skilled in decision-making and equipped with a broad-based, interdisciplinary understanding of business processes from a global perspective. Such highly equipped professionals achieve bottom-line results today, while meeting the challenges of the future with creative and innovative approaches that ensure success. West’s business administration programs provide students with solid foundations in major business areas and an understanding of how they are connected, as well as the opportunity to select one of three areas of focus. Students gain insights into the implications of technological change and of the increasingly global marketplace of business management.

West offers the following business administration degree programs:

Human Dynamics

Are you interested in learning about the underlying human behaviors that create and determine an organization’s success? Would you like to inspire and lead change through a better understanding of your company culture and the people who contribute to that culture? If you are seeking insights into human behavior in order to proactively manage change, broaden your views and the views of others, and help you create the organizational , structure, and processes that will lead to a positive and productive workplace, our Master of Arts (MA) in Human Dynamics could be just what you are looking for.

Human Resource Management

What’s the most effective way to motivate people? How do you balance governmental regulations with corporate policies? If those questions interest you, this online program will give you the answers. You’ll deal with issues ranging from operations management to labor relations while learning how to develop a safe and successful workplace. Once you earn your degree, you’ll be ready to take on a variety of positions in the Human Resource (HR) field.

If you are interested in management, West also offer the following management degree programs:

Information Systems

Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) are arguably among the fastest growing fields. Whether in the private or the public sector, for-profits or non-profits, IT and IS play an increasingly important role in commerce, government, and individual lives. IT and IS professionals will continue to be in demand as the field expands and important areas come to the fore, such as security, large-scale big data management, and technology convergence. Western International University (West) programs are structured to include breadth across disciplines, to help build logical thinking skills and technology integration knowledge, and to explore current and relevant topics affecting the field.

West offers the following IT and IS degree programs:

Information Technology

Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS) are arguably among the fastest growing fields. Whether in the private or the public sector, for-profits or non-profits, IT and IS play an increasingly important role in commerce, government, and individual lives. IT and IS professionals will continue to be in demand as the field expands and important areas come to the fore, such as security, large-scale big data management, and technology convergence. Western International University (West) programs are structured to include breadth across disciplines, to help build logical thinking skills and technology integration knowledge, and to explore current and relevant topics affecting the field.

West offers the following IT and IS degree programs:

Innovative Leadership

Do you want to learn the complex process of effective communication within an organization? Do you want to inspire and create organizational change? Do you want to understand your leadership style and how you can enhance and change it to lead an intergenerational workforce? The Master of Arts (MA) in Innovative Leadership program will help you attain these goals and move into leadership roles that utilize your innovative style. The very definition of a new degree for a new world, this program will prepare you to assess organizational culture, lead during times of change, and create business value.

Management

A focused course of study in management can provide a meaningful advantage in today’s competitive and rapidly changing business environment. Recruiting, motivating, rewarding, and developing the human assets of a business are critical functions in the increasingly global, service-driven, and fast-paced business environment. You will have an opportunity to explore and apply leading management theories to a wide range of critical business decisions—communications, technology, project management, corporate social responsibility, group and interpersonal processes, and entrepreneurship—and learn how the most effective leaders manage change both internally and externally in today’s global business environment. Refer to the university catalog for our BS in Management program with optional minor courses in Accounting, Behavioral Science, Information Technology or General Studies.

West offers the following management degree programs:

Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the preferred professional degree for anyone whose ambition is a career in public or nonprofit management. The MPA program will equip you with the professional knowledge, values, and skill set required for a variety of innovative leadership and analytical positions within local, state, and federal agencies; private, nonprofit agencies and voluntary organizations; public affairs offices in private businesses; and legislative staff positions.

Find out how engaging and manageable Western International University® (West) classes can be with our first course. This gives you the opportunity to experience West and see if we re right for you. In addition, you will earn three credits in the time it would ordinarily take just to apply and be admitted to college.